negatively on scientology in domestic news , has taken an at least partially supportive stance towards scientology in relation to germany . richard cohen for example , writing in the washington post , said in 1996 : " scientology might be one weird religion , but the german reaction to it is weird ##er still – not to mention disturbing . " alan cow ##ell , writing in the new york times , wrote in 1997 that the german response to scientology – motivated by officials ' fear that scientology " was a total ##itarian movement growing , like the nazi party , from inc ##ons ##e ##quent ##ial beginnings " – was itself red ##ole ##nt of " the nazi era ' s authoritarian ##ism " .
negatively on scientology in domestic news, has taken an at least partially supportive stance towards scientology in relation to germany. richard cohen for example, writing in the washington post, said in 1996 : " scientology might be one weird religion, but the german reaction to it is weirder still – not to mention disturbing. " alan cowell, writing in the new york times, wrote in 1997 that the german response to scientology – motivated by officials'fear that scientology " was a totalitarian movement growing, like the nazi party, from inconsequential beginnings " – was itself redolent of " the nazi era's authoritarianism ".